By; Kashmira Sheth
This book is based on the true stories of young boys who are
kidnapped and forced to work in sweatshops in present day India. Gopal and his
family are forced to move after their landlord threatens to take away their
farm and send his father to jail. The
family leaves taking only what they can carry.
Gopal tries to find work and meets an older teen who offers him a job in
a factory. Soon Gopal finds himself locked in a sweatshop with six other boys,
forced to work long hours each day making beaded picture frames. The boys are forbidden to talk and are not
allowed to tell their names. The boys
are beaten and mistreated. Gopal tries
to keep their spirits up by telling stories to the boys.
This is a very profound book and opened my eyes to the
horrors of child labor. This was a
difficult subject to read about. I think
this would be a great book for older children and would prompt deep
discussions.
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